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splitting mpegs

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Hi there i bought win tv after seeing a deal on this site but would now like to edit the mpeg files that i have recorded using it. I have a few tv shows etc.. in mpeg format in one big file nearly 2 gb. I went to seperate them into the individual shows and get rid of adverts (i hate that crazy frog!). I've tried an mpeg splitter but that just split it into even size files and not how i wanted it!! I also tried virtualdub but had no luck either.

so can anyone recommend a program that will allow me to split up mpegs where i want???

hope some1 can help

thanks
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  • jampton
    jampton Posts: 224 Forumite
    For all things puter + video related try http://www.videohelp.com/
  • Poppycat
    Poppycat Posts: 19,913 Forumite
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    I use powerdirector for mpeg2 and DVI encoding, but it isnt free unfortunately.
  • smcicr
    smcicr Posts: 365 Forumite
    http://www.tucows.com/preview/294130 - no idea if it's any good but tucows offers a few free options - it also has the nice function that once you've searched for something you can then simply filter the results to show the free ones ;)
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  • sheraz2
    sheraz2 Posts: 1,637 Forumite
    hi this is the one i use and is pretty good with a lot of functionality that is also very simple to use

    http://www.doeasier.org/splitter/

    u get a free 5 day trial also

    it also supports almost all major video file types
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  • Poppycat
    Poppycat Posts: 19,913 Forumite
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    I also use easy video splitter. You can get a free trial here

    http://www.doeasier.org/
  • bbb_uk
    bbb_uk Posts: 2,108 Forumite
    You could try TMPGEnc v2.524 available here. It allows splitting/merging, etc and you can choose the start and end points. It may not be the most user friendly. TMPGEnc is well-known for its encoding capabilities.
  • I've not tried many of the editors mentioned, but a lot of the ones I've tried tend to produce audio/video sync errors when editing MPEG-2 files like from a DVB (Freeview) card. The best editor I've found is Video Redo, this doesn't re-encode the files, and therefore keeps it in sync.

    Also, ProjectX is quite good - although its quite complicated to use, again, it doesn't re-encode, so keeps the sync ok.

    Jonny
  • I use womble video wizard. Very easy to use and has a host of features.

    http://www.womble.com
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  • Mr_Skint_2
    Mr_Skint_2 Posts: 5,183 Forumite
    You can of course do this in Windows Movie Maker, import it then
    cut it about like BBFC regulator on acid, and insert more transitions than
    a Channel 4 advert.
  • Hi thanks to everyone, have tried all the programs sugested, and thanks to you all again.

    A quick summary for anyone looking to do the same:

    sheraz and poppycat both suggested easy video splitter - very easy to use but like JonnyF mentions it does reconfigure the file no loss of qualtiy though like movie maker and i haven't had any sync problems, best reconfiguring one... movie maker fun to use can do interesting things with it eg. titles effects but i have had problems with it. tucows is used for splitting into equal parts or size. TMPGEnc v2.524 looks complicated and i don't think i used it to its maximum potential, take a while and does reduce quality, but good all the same.


    i would go with those used by jonnyf though.
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